北京外国语大学15春学期《商务交际英语（经管专升本选修）》自测练习3

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      Choose the best answer from A, B, C, and D.
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He seems to have good _____________in clothes.

  A. hobby   B. taste   C. attention   D. like  
2
The break is almost over and I think we had better be _____________back.

  A. returning   B. coming   C. getting   D. got  
3
Your colleague has made a great presentation, and you think it is because of his hard work. You can say: _______________.


  A. You must be working very hard on the presentation.   B. You must have worked very hard on this presentation.   C. Your presentation is very hard working.   D. You work very hard on this presentation.  
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  ___________in Paris does he live?



  A. Whereabouts   B. Whereabout   C. Where about   D. About where  
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1.      I’m going to have a holiday I_________________ next week.

A.   B.  C.     D.   

  A. have owed   B. am owed   C. owe   D. owed  
  Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
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We should take gender and cultural considerations into account when having conversations on a more personal level.

  A. True   B. False  
2
We’d better avoid talking about salary when we are chatting with someone we’ve just got to know.

  A. True   B. False  
3
It is normal for us to complement someone on their clothes, hair, jewellery, etc, regardless of their gender.

  A. True   B. False  
4
In a conversation, when we have misunderstood others or been misunderstood, we should apologize and simply drop the topic.

  A. True   B. False  
5
Closed questions never go down at the end.

  A. True   B. False  
  Fill in each blank with a word from the box. Each word will be used once only. Change form when necessary. Also please pay attention to the tense.
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Instructions: Fill in each blank with a word from the box. Each word will be used once only. Change form when necessary. Also please pay attention to the tense.



involve
divorce
take
spend
fix

a.We are going to attend the trade fair next week. Have you got everything __________up? b.Everyone agrees that setting up a new company _____________a lot of work. c.He has been ____________twice and lost his faith in marriage. d.He travels quite a lot recently and he is eager to ______________ some time with his family. e.In the survey, around 40% of the employees say they don’t ___________leave every year because they’re afraid of losing their jobs.  
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Instructions: Fill in each blank with a word from the box. Each word will be used once only.



with
away
over
at
on

a.Our business is expanding very quickly, so I’m afraid it’ll be very difficult for me to get __________ this summer. b.Sorry, our boss is not available at the moment. He has been away __________business. c.How long have the employees been __________the company? This will give you some more clues about the company's stability. d.We started the project ____________the beginning of last year. e.The company ran into great financial difficulties last year, but it seems to be ___________the crisis now.  
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  Listen to a conversation. As you listen, fill in each blank with the word you hear.
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/file_upload/selfTestAttach/594/3/U3-1.mp3  Spot dictation. Instructions: Listen to the following sentences. As you listen, fill in each blank with the word you hear. NOTE: Each blank consists of only one word.



1 I’ve been (1)_____________ your earrings. Did you get them over here?

Oh, do you like them? No, actually they were a present from my partner.

Mm, he must have good taste.

Well, they were my choice, actually.

2 I hope to get in a round of golf on Saturday. Do you play, Stanislav?

Occasionally, but (2)_____________the time is a problem.

Yes, that’s true. I find it’s a great (3)_____________, though, getting out in the fresh air and hitting a ball around.

Yes, I find swimming does the same for me.

3 So, have you got any family, Pablo?

Well, they’re (4) ___________up now. My boy’s at university, studying medicine, and the girl’s just (5) ______________as a lawyer. What about you, Daniela?

No, I haven’t got any children. I live with my partner in Brussels. My job involves so much travelling that it’s difficult to think about having kids at the moment.